Love Mattress Prototype by Mehdi Mojtabvi

Although I shudder to think what sort of crusty bits my dog would find a way to insinuate into the slats, I think this "Love Mattress" concept by Mehdi Mojtabvi may have something to it. The middle section of the mattress is broken into slats, making it possible to wrap your arms around someone without cutting off your circulation, or sleep on your belly while sticking your feet straight down. The trick would be to make the slats tight enough that they would hold together when you weren't trying to use them, while still loose enough that they wouldn't squeeze too tightly when in use.

If someone does bring it to market, they probably shouldn't call it the "Love Mattress," despite that there may be a few lonely sleepers who may do just that.

A nice fitted sheet with plenty of slack in the middle could still allow this to work well. I think fewer gaps could also work as well and keep things simpler.

For a long time I’ve wanted a mattress with a gap down by my feet so I can point my toes down while sleeping on my belly. Pointing my toes in sleep makes my hamstrings shorter for a full 8 hours, which makes them tight the next day, which can throw my back out eventually…

Looks like I’ll need to go patent my “Love Mattress sheet fitting tool” to sell to all the people who buy the bed and special sheets. Wield a bunch of thin metal bars together with the same spacing as the pads on the bed, held together by heavier bars at the edges and some special tool to help manage the entire thing from one side of the bed. ??? Profit!!!

Brodie: “You know how when someone lays with their back to you and you lay behind ’em really close and you throw one arm over ’em?”

T.S.: “It’s called spooning.”

Brodie: “Yeah, but you gotta put the other arm somewhere. You can either lay on it or just shove it between your bodies. The only other option is to stretch it above your head. But sometimes my arm pops out of socket when I’m sleeping like that. So I was constantly searching for someplace to keep my arm while still laying close to her.”

T.S.: “And?”

Brodie: “What do you mean ‘and’? That’s like a metaphor for our whole relationship.”